The Mummy Page #22

O'Connell RACKS and CHOPS at the attacking Priest-mummies,

fighting his way to Evelyn. The skeletal creatures wildly

SWING their swords, trying to STAB O'Connell. Jonathan

fumbles with the book, struggling to open it, --he can't.

JONATHAN:

I can't open it! It's locked

or something!

O'Connell CUTS two of the mummies in half, then swings his

sword down at Evelyn, --CLANG! One chain breaks free.

Jonathan spots a series of SOLID GOLD, FOUR-SIDED LOCKS

along the binder. It hits him like lightning--

JONATHAN:

We need the key!

Imhotep grins, then grabs the KEY/BOX hanging from a chain

around his neck, rips it off and shoves it into his pocket

He picks up the sacrificial sword and heads for Jonathan.

JONATHAN:

What do I do, Evy!? What do I do!?

EVELYN:

Read the inscription on the cover!

O'Connell swings his sword down again, --CLANG! Evelyn now

has one hand and one leg free. More mummies attack O'Connell

force him back.

Jonathan quickly starts translating the cover inscription,

but his ancient Egyptian is clearly awful.

JONATHAN:

.Keetash-something, naraba-something.

Jonathan starts to backpedal through the cemetery, clutching

the golden book; wide-eyed, as Imhotep moves in on him.

JONATHAN:

Ebarra im hatu Kashka ummmmm--?

Jonathan trips and falls on his ass. Imhotep CHARGES FORWARD.

O'Connell SLASHES another chain. Only one more left holding

Evelyn. Jonathan sits up and quickly looks back at the cover.

JONATHAN:

Rasheem Aaaaa ANUBIS!

Imhotep raises the sacrificial sword, about to kill Jonathan.

And that's when the giant statue of Anubis suddenly CRASHES

through the wall, --shades of Ray Harryhausen. only better.

The god of Deaths, horrible, decrepit STONE FACE stares

angrily down. Jonathan stares back.

JONATHAN:

Oh boy

O'Connell DECAPITATES a mummy and looks up at Anubis.

O'CONNELL (sarcastic)

This just keeps gettin,

better and better.

Imhotep leaves Jonathan and heads for the giant statue.

O'Connell leaps over and with one last swing of the sword,

frees Evelyn from her chains. More Priest-mummies attack,

forcing him away. Evelyn jumps off the altar and starts to

head for O'Connell, --a SKELETAL HAND grabs her! Spins her

around. It's Anck-su-namun's rotted corpse. Evelyn reacts.

Imhotep looks up at Anubis, points to O'Connell, and in

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN commands him to attack. Anubis moves for

O'Connell, STOMPING over mausoleums and through the detritus

moat on his way. O'Connell quickly backs away.

O'CONNELL

Do something, Jonathan! Kill it!

JONATHAN:

You have got to be joking?

Evelyn is backing away from Anck-su-namun.

EVELYN:

Finish the inscription, idiot!

JONATHAN:

Oh.

Anck-su-namun ATTACKS Evelyn. Evelyn fends her off as best

she can. Jonathan quickly looks back at the hieroglyphs on

the book cover, fumbling badly under the pressure-

JONATHAN:

Ummm, Hootash im .... Hootash

im now what is this

last symbol here?

EVELYN:

What's it look like!?

Anck-su-namun grabs Evelyn by the throat. The statue of

Anubis corners O'Connell, reaches down and GRABS him with

it's MASSIVE TALONS. O'Connell HACKS away at it. Jonathan

stares at the inscription, slightly oblivious.

JONATHAN:

It's an Anck symbol, with two

little squiggly lines above it,

and a bird, a stork! on either side,

Evelyn is being STRANGLED by Anck-su-namun,

EVELYN:

-Ah! Ah! Ahmenophus!

JONATHAN:

Yes, ...I see.

The talons lift O'Connell up and start to CRUSH him.

JONATHAN:

Hootash im Ahmenophus!

The giant statue of Anubis instantly freezes in it's tracks

and PETRIFIES. It's off balance. Starts to fall. O'Connell

slides free of it's talons. Evelyn SHOVES Anck-su-namun away,

Anck-su-namun looks up and opens her fetid mouth to scream

just as Anubis CRASHES DOWN on top of her, SMASHING HER to

powder and DRIVING her into the ground.

Imhotep SHRIEKS in rage and horror, then turns and angrily

heads for Jonathan. Jonathan, sitting on his ass, quickly

backpedals on his hands and heels.

O'Connell leaps to his feet, sword in hand and runs for

Imhotep. Imhotep grabs Jonathan, lifts him up, rips the

golden Book Of The Living out of his hand and pins him to a

wall.

O'Connell runs up and swings his sword at Imhotep, --WAP!

SLICES Imhotep's 'right arm off. It drops to the ground, still

clutching The Book Of The Living. Imhotep drops Jonathan and

spins around, facing O'Connell. O'Connell grins.

O'CONNELL

Okay pal, let's see how tough

you are without your right arm.

Imhotep grabs O'Connell with his left arm and THROWS him half

way across the cemetery. O'Connell SLAMS into a gravestone,

bounces off and crashes to the ground. He shakes it off.

O'CONNELL

Alright, ...so he's left handed

Imhotep is already striding towards him. Jonathan lifts up

his hand, --HE HAS THE KEY/BOX BACK! He smiles at Evelyn.

JONATHAN:

I got it!

Evelyn runs for Jonathan.

O'Connell SWINGS his sword and CLEAVES a big chunk of molten

flesh rot out of Imhotep's stomach. on the outside, Imhotep

looks human, but on the inside he is still a rotten old mummy.

Imhotep BACKHANDS O'Connell. Knocks him twenty feet back.

O'Connell staggers to his feet. Imhotep is right there. CLUBS

him hard with his left arm. O'Connell spins through the air,

SLAMS into the side of a mausoleum. Imhotep approaches, rage

in his eyes. O'Connell gets up, quickly pivots and HACKS into

Imhotep's head. Imhotep grins and PUNCHES O'Connell in the

face. O'Connell is thrown back, pulling his sword with him.

He bounces hard off the mausoleum. Lands on his feet.

Totally beat-to-sh*t. Knees buckling. He can barely stand.

Jonathan lifts up the heavy gold book, --Imhotep's severed

hand still clings to it. Jonathan cringes in disgust. Evelyn

yanks it off, throws it away, then start furiously working

the key into the series of locks, unlocking each of them.

Imhotep strides forward. O'Connell backs into the mausoleum,

swings the sword, Imhotep tries to catch it, --it CLEAVES

through his palm and deeply imbeds itself into his forearm.

No matter, Imhotep rips the sword away from O'Connell and

casually flings it away.

The golden Book Of The Living opens with a HISS. Jonathan

holds it tight as Evelyn quickly turns the heavy gold pages

Looking for something.

O'Connell turns to run, but Imhotep grabs him by the throat

and lifts him off his feet. O'Connell hangs there, a dazed

mess. Imhotep grins, says something in ANCIENT EGYPTIAN, then

starts to strangle O'Connell. O'Connell chokes. About to die.

Evelyn turns and faces Imhotep and reads an inscription:

EVELYN:

Kadeesh mal! Kadeesh mal!

Pared oos! PARED OOS!!

Imhotep pivots and looks at Evelyn, a look of sheer terror

on his face. Then he looks over at the detritus bog. Which

starts to BUBBLE and SHIFT. The SWIRLING HOLE begins to open.

And then suddenly THE SPIRITS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS waft out

of the black bog and SWIRL around the Priest-mummies. The

mummies all collapse and turn to dust. And then the spirits

attack Imhotep. Lifting him and O'Connell up into the air.

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